The 1964 Nashville 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on August 2, 1964, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background Nashville Speedway was converted to a half-mile paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track.
Race report Four hundred laps took place on a paved oval track spanning for a grand total of . It took two hours, forty-three minutes, and fifty-five seconds for the race to reach its conclusion; Richard Petty was the winner of the race.
Notable crew chiefs for the race were Jimmy Helms, Dale Inman, Wendell Scott, and Herman Beam.
Three cautions were drawn for twenty-six laps in front of 13,128 people. Notable speeds were: for the average speed and for the pole position speed. This would be Bud Moore's first official NASCAR Cup Series race. Total winnings for this race were $9,380 in American dollars ($ when adjusted for inflation). Richard Petty would end up receiving the majority of the winnings with a grand total of $2,150 ($ when adjusted for inflation).
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
Qualifying Grid Driver Manufacturer 1 43 Richard Petty '64 Plymouth 2 1 Billy Wade '64 Mercury 3 41 Jim Paschal '64 Plymouth 4 11 Ned Jarrett '64 Ford 5 6 David Pearson '64 Dodge 6 5 Earl Balmer '64 Dodge 7 16 Darel Dieringer '64 Mercury 8 54 Jimmy Pardue '64 Plymouth 9 19 Larry Thomas '64 Ford 10 82 Bunkie Blackburn '63 Pontiac 11 42 Bill McMahan '64 Pontiac 12 34 Wendell Scott '63 Ford 13 78 Buddy Arrington '63 Dodge 14 49 Doug Moore '64 Chevrolet 15 88 Neil Castles '62 Chrysler 16 9 Roy Tyner '64 Chevrolet 17 20 Jack Anderson '64 Ford 18 60 Doug Cooper '63 Ford 19 52 E.J. Trivette '62 Chevrolet 20 02 Curtis Crider '63 Mercury 21 32 Mark Hurley '63 Ford 22 01 Chuck Huckabee '63 Mercury 23 17 Junior Spencer '64 Ford 24 92 Rodney Bottinger '64 Ford 25 86 Steve Young '62 Chrysler 26 66 Bud Moore '63 Ford 27 81 Henley Gray '64 Ford
Finishing order Section reference:
Richard Petty (No. 43) Jim Paschal† (No. 31) David Pearson† (No. 6) Earl Balmer (No. 5) Ned Jarrett (No. 11) Darel Dieringer† (No. 16) Larry Thomas† (No. 19) Jimmy Pardue† (No. 54) Doug Moore (No. 49) Neil Castles (No. 88) Bill McMahan (No. 42) Curtis Crider† (No. 02) Jack Anderson (No. 20) E.J. Trivette (No. 52) Junior Spencer* (No. 81) Wendell Scott*† (No. 34) Roy Tyner*† (No. 9) Bunkie Blackburn*† (No. 82) Billy Wade*† (No. 1) Henley Gray* (No. 81) Doug Cooper* (No. 60) Mark Hurley* (No. 32) Buddy Arrington* (No. 78) Rodney Bottinger* (No. 92) Chuck Huckabee* (No. 01) Steve Young* (No. 86) Bud Moore* (No. 66)
* Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
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